Lamp housing



March 30, 1954 A. BARNSTEINER LAMP HOUSING Filed July? 1950 F l G. 4

INVENTOR ALFONS BARNSTEINER WITNESSES:

@5404! ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 30, 1 954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE r 2,673,703, I

g LAMP HOUSING Alfons Barnsteiner, Mansfield, Ohio, assignor to v Wcstinghouse Electrio Corporation, East Pittsburgh, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania 1 --Application July 21, 1950, Serial No. 175,204

This invention relates to lamp housing structures but more particularly to an accessory lamp housing structure for a domestic range.

Another object is to provide an accessory lamp housing which may be attached to a backsplasher backsplasher.

These and other objects are effected .by the invention as willbe apparentfrom the following description and claims taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, forming apart of this application, in which:

Fig. 1 shows a fragmentary front elevation of a range having an accessory lamp housing structure mounted thereon;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged section taken on line IIII of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken on line III-III of Fig. 2; and

Fig. i is aperspective view of one of the supports with a portion of the sheath cut away for clarity.

Referring to the drawing in detail and especially to Figs. 1 and 2, there is shown a range, generally designated Iii, having a platform l2 and a backsplasher panel l4 disposed rearwardly of the platform, as well understood in the art. An accessory lamp housing structure, generally designated (6, is attached to the backsplasher M.

The lamp housing structure comprises a lamp shade It having a plurality of end supports 26 and a central support plate 22' which may carry a timer clock 24. The lamp shade is elongated to receive a tubular lamp 25 and has an open bottom to permit the lamp to illuminate the platform 12 and the backsplasher M.

The end supports 29 may be identical. As best shown in Figs. 2 and 4, the end support 2t has a vertically disposed channel member 26 having its upper end rigidly attached to the lamp shade It in any suitable manner, for example, by spot welding, denoted by X. A rolled sheet metal sheath 28, having its rear edges bent to- 4 Claims. ((31. 248-226) ward each other to form flanges '2 9, substantially encircles the channel 26 and is firmly held thereon by a plurality of axially spaced ears 39 formed integrally with the channel member. The ears abut the interior surface of the sheath 28 'to provide a frictional holding surface. The sheath is substantially coextensive with the channel stantially semi-circular or horseshoe shape with the convex surface facing forwardly. I v

The backsplasher panel I4 is substantially vertical in general appearance, but has its upper portion bent rearwardly and then downwardly to form a rear flange 34. The rear opening thus formed in the backsplasher panel may be covered by a rear cover sheet 35, having an opening 38 adjacent each end support 20. The unitary a"- cessory lamp housing structure is firmly but detachably clamped to the backsplasher panel by means of a clamp 3'1, which is inserted within one of the openings 36. The clamp may be made of sheet metal and has a channel-shaped por-- tion 38 which receives the flange 34 and a horizontal flange portion 49 which bears against the underside of the backsplasher panel. The clamp is further provided with a vertical portion 32 which bears against the rear surface of the flange 34 and extends upwardly therefrom to abut the rear surface of the channel member 2%. An aperture is provided in the clamp portion 42 and receives a screw 45 which threadedly engages the channel member 25. It will now be seen that the end support 28 is firmly clamped to the backsplasher panel M by the clamp 31. The flange portion ll! prevents vertical movement of the end support 263 While the channel-shaped portion 38 prevents horizontal movement of the end support relative to the backsplasher panel.

Due to its shape and the thin sheet metal of which it is made, the sheath yields slightly under the pressure of the ears 3%] and is resiliently though firmly held thereby and prevented from rattling. In the construction shown, the end supports are widely separated and the sheaths act as spacing members assuring horizontal alignment of the lamp shade l8 with the backsplasher I 4. The sheath imparts additional rigidity to the channel member, especially against bending when a counterclockwise force is applied to the lamp as viewed in Fig. 2. Such a force exerts a compressive force on the sheath parallel to its 3 longitudinal axis which is highly resistant to crushing.

The support plate 22 extends downwardly, as shown in Fig. 1, to provide further support for the lamp housing structure. The support plate 22 may be attached to the lamp shade in any suitable manner, as by spot welding, denoted by Xs and may have its lower portion fastened to the rear cover sheet 35 by a plurality of screws 46.

Although the sheath 28 has been described as being generally semi-circular in cross-section, any desired cross-sectional shape may be utilized to advantage. The sheath may be also finished in any desirable manner as, for example, by chromium plating to provide an ornamental effect to the lamp housing structure. However, I prefer the illustrated shape since it is rigid, easily manufactured and imparts an effect to the observer of a cylindrical member without the expense of an integral tubular member.

It will be seen that I have provided a lamp housing structure which may be detachably mounted on the backsplasher panel of a range in the field by an inexperienced person using a screw driver alone. Also, the backsplasher need not be of any special design to receive the lamp housing structure and need not have any apertures provided therein to receive the supports. This feature is important in ranges manufactured at the present time, since the range may be sold without the accessory lamp structure. In such an event, no unsightly apertures in the backsplasher need be covered if the accessory lamp housing structure is not provided. Also, the user may at any time install, or have installed, the lamp housing structure without modification of the backsplasher.

While I have shown my invention in but one form, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that it is not so limited, but is susceptible of various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit thereof.

What I claim is:

1. In a range having a platform and a backsplasher panel disposed at the rear of said platform, an accessory lamp housing structure for illuminating said platform, said structure including a lamp shade and an upstanding support therefor, said support having an upstanding channel member fixedly attached at its upper portion to said shade, and means for detachably fastening the lower portion of said channel member to said backsplasher, said backsplasher having a rearwardly extending portion terminating in a depending flange and said fastening means including a clamp having a channel portion receiving said flange and a portion extending upwardly above said rearwardly extending portion of said panel and attached to said channel member, said clamp being further provided with a forv extending from the lower portion of said shade to the upper portion of said backsplasher, said sheath having its entire lower edge portion in abutment with said rearwardly extending portion and imparting additional rigidity to the detachable connection.

2. In a range having a platform and a backsplasher panel disposed at the rear of said platform, an accessory lamp housing structure for illuminating said platform, said structure including a lamp shade and an upstanding support therefor, said support having a member fixedly attached at its upper portion to said shade, and means for detachably fastening the lower portion of said member to said backsplasher, said backsplasher having a rearwardly extending portion terminating in a depending flange and said fastening means including a clamp having a channel portion receiving said flange and a portion extending upwardly above said rearwardly extending portion of said panel and attached to said member, said clamp having a flange portion disposed below and in abutment with said rearwardly extending panel portion, said support further including a sheet material sheath and said member being substantially encased within and concealed from view by the latter, said sheath being supported on said rearwardly extending panel portion and imparting additional rigidity to the detachable connection and acting as a trim member.

3. The structure recited in claim 2 in which said member is channel-shaped and has a plurality of cars frictionally engaging the inner surface of the sheath to hold the same firmly on said member.

4. In a range having a platform and a backsplasher panel disposed at the rear of said platform, an accessory lamp housing structure for illuminating said platform, said structure including a lamp shade and an upstanding support therefor, said support having a channel member fixedly attached at its upper portion to said shade and detachably attached at its lower portion to said panel, a sheet material sheath, said support being substantially encased within said sheath and being provided with a. plurality of cars, said ears frictionally engaging the inner surface of the sheath to hold the same firmly on said member, said sheath extending from the lower portion of said shade to the upper portion of said backsplasher and being snugly confined therebetween, thereby imparting additional rigidity to said channel member.

ALFONS BARNSTEINER.

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